DIYElectronics Prusa i3 Build Manual
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- Page 1 Prusa i3 Enclosure Build Guide...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Contents [1] Preparing your printer for the enclosure............3 [1.1] Cable Management..................3 [1.2] Calibration....................3 [2] Floor and Side Panels..................4 [2.1] Floor & Side Panels Placement..............5 [2.2] Rubber Feet....................5 [3] Perspex Side Panels..................6 [4] LCD Panel & USB Panel Mounting..............7 [4.1] LCD panel Mounting...................8 [4.2] USB panel Mounting...................8[5]... - Page 3 [7] Roof Panel Assembly..................12 [7.1] Filament Feeder Assembly................13 [7.2] Handles.....................13 [8] Front Door Assembly..................14 [8.1] Door Hinges....................15 [8.2] Door Magnets....................16 [8.3] Door Knob....................16 [9] Spool Holder & Cable Clips................17 [9.1] Spool Holder....................17 [9.2] LCD Cable Clips..................17 Benefits........................18...
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Page 4: Preparing Your Printer For The Enclosure
[1] Preparing Your Printer Before you get started with building the enclosure, there are a few preparation steps to be done in order to get your Prusa i3 printer neat, calibrated and ready to be placed within the enclosure. [1.1] Wiring... -
Page 5: Floor And Side Panels
[2] Floor and Side Panels Materials needed: Aluminium floor Rubber feet panel Aluminium front M5 x 16 screws panel Aluminium back M5 washers panel... -
Page 6: [2.1] Floor & Side Panels Placement
[2.1] Floor & Side Panel Placement • Lay down bottom floor panel • Place the front & back panels on front and back side of the floor panel • Screw M5x16 screws into all 4 corners with washers, loosely [2.2] Rubber feet •... -
Page 7: Perspex Side Panels
[3] Perspex Side Panels Materials needed: Perspex side M3 x 16 screws panels Thumb Screws • Line up and screw in perspex sides with M3x16 screws and thumb screws onto each side of the enclosure • You can tighten these screws up a fair amount, just be careful not to crack the perspex... -
Page 8: Lcd Panel & Usb Panel Mounting
[4] LCD Panel & USB Panel Mounting Materials needed: LCD Panel Mounting Perspex LCD M3 x 10 screws piece LCD screen M3 x 20 screws Standard or graphical ➢ M3 nuts Plastic spacers Materials needed: USB Panel Mounting USB panel mount M3 x10 screws cable Washers... -
Page 9: [4.1] Lcd Panel Mounting
[4.1] LCD Panel Mounting Note the LCD panel shown in this guide is a graphical LCD panel, you may have a standard LCD panel depending on your specification, but the assembly is the same • Lay perspex flat, insert M3x20 screws and spacers into perspex •... -
Page 10: Placement
[5] Printer Placement Materials needed: Prusa i3 printer M5 x16 screws Plastic printer M5 nuts holders M5 washers • Place printer inside enclosure • Place printed fasteners over rods underneath the printer • Secure with M5x16 screws, washers and nuts... -
Page 11: Fan Mounting & Lcd Connecting
Fan Mounting & LCD Connecting Materials needed: Plastic fan shroud M3 x 10 screws 60 mm fan M3 x 30 CS screws Aluminium fan M3 nuts panel [6.1] Fan Mounting • Place fan on top of fan shroud * Make sure the fan is orientated such that it blows into the shroud and enclosure •... -
Page 12: [6.2] Lcd Connecting
• Turn enclosure around so the back is facing frontward • Place fan mount and cable through hole at the back of the enclosure • Secure with M3 x 10 screws • Connect fan to RAMPS aux 12V connector [6.2] LCD Connecting •... -
Page 13: Roof Panel Assembly
[7] Roof Panel Assembly Materials needed: Filament Feeder Assembly Aluminium roof M3 nuts panel Plastic filament M5 x 16 screws feeders M3 x 10 screws M5 washers Materials needed: Handles Plastic handles M5 washers M5 x 30 screws... -
Page 14: [7.1] Filament Feeder Assembly
[7.1] Filament Feeder Assembly • Lay roof panel upside down • Place smaller and bigger filament feeder pieces on the inside of the roof panel *Line up holes as seen in picture • Screw in M3x10 screws, tighten with M3 nuts (from the outside) •... -
Page 15: Front Door Assembly
[8] Front Door Assembly Materials needed: Door Hinges Printed door Perspex front hinges door piece M5 nuts M5 x 50 screws M4 x 16 screws M4 x 12 screws M4 nuts M4 washers Materials needed: Magnetic latches Printed magnetic M3 nuts latches M3 x20 screws M3 washers... -
Page 16: [8.1] Door Hinges
Materials needed: Door Knob M4 nut Printed door kno M4 x 16 screw M4 washers [8.1] Door Hinges • Assemble the two parts of the printed hinges using M5x50 scews and nuts * Don’t tighten these too much as it will be diffiuclt to freely open the door •... -
Page 17: [8.2] Door Magnets
[8.2] Door Magnets • Attach perspex magnet to the inside of the perspex on the top right corner using M3x20 screws, nuts and washers * Please note top and bottom magnets are labelled in seperate packets, do not get these mixed up •... -
Page 18: Spool Holder & Cable Clips
Spool Holder & LCD Cable Clips Materials needed: Printed spool M4 x12 screws holder M4 nuts Printed cable clips M4 washers [9.1] Spool Holder • Insert nuts into spool holder • Line up and attach spool holder to inside of enclosure using M4 screws and nuts * Note there are holes on both sides of the closure should you want to print a second... -
Page 19: Benefits
• Remember not to overtighten the screws that fit into the perspex or it will crack. You are now finished building your Prusa i3 enclosure! We hope you enjoyed this build and furthermore will enjoy the great benefits that this enclosure will provide.
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